Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-05-06
THE NEW SCHOOL LAW.
The Territorial Superintendent Sends Out
an Explanatory Circular.

The Territorial Superintendent Sends Out
an Explanatory Circular.
Very little is yet koown about the new
school law. The following circular, sent
out to school boards and school officers by
the territorial superintendent will, in a
measure give an insight into it's require
ments:
The animal school election is changed to
the third Tuesday in June, and in
all counties operating under the township
school law polling place is fixed in each
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the last Tuesday in May of the pres
ent year, and temporarily fix the
boundaries of each subdivision and make
out and post notices describing each sub
district one notice to be posted upon the
door of each school house. The qualified
voters of each subdistrict are to elect di-
rector, and those directors are to constitute
the township school board, but there must
be no less than three directors elected in
the township. If there be but one school
or subdistrict in the township, one director
must be elected by that subdistrict and
two at large If there are two schools or
subdistricts. one must be elected by each
and one at large. A director elected at
large may be resident of any part of the
township.
The newly elected board of directors
must meet on the second Tuesday in July,
which time is fixed as the regular annual
meeting Of the township board. They will
qualify, elect chairman and clerk, and
enter upon the duties Of their Office at that
time. The treasurer makes his annual
settlement with the township board at this
meeting, and he also makes his annual re-
port at this time before the board one COPY
being delivered to the clerk, one copy
transmitted to the county superintendent,
and one copy being preserved in the treas
urer'S office.
~ At the coming election on the third
Tuesday in June the voters present will
choose judge and clerk of election. At
SUBSEQUENT elections the director of each
subdistrict will act as the Judge, and the
voters choose the clerk only.
Al! qualified voters under the general
election laws, and all women 21 wears of
age and over having the care and custody
OF children OF school age, are qualified vOt-
ers at all school elections.
All qualified voters, and all women over
Il years OF age having the necessary quail
school office in the township.
The township treasurer is elected at
large in the township each year at the
time of the election of the school board.
The county superintendent is to be elect
ed in June OF each even numbered year.
He Is to qualify and enter upon the duties
of his office the first of October following
his election; and is thus removed from the
arena of politics.
The director and patrons of each school
select the teacher, and the director has the
immediate charge of the schoolhouse and
improvements and of making repairs and
purchasing supplies, subject only to gen.
eral rules to be prescribed by the county
board governing all schools in the town
ship alike.
The township tuition fund is to be appor-
toned TO different schools in equal amounts
until the sum apportioned to each school
| reaches $3.50 for the year. Any balance
remaining in the treasury above this
amount is to be apportioned to.the different
schools in proportion to the number of
children OF school age residing in each sub
district.
Any subdistrict, by vote of Its patrons
may levy an additional tax on the property
within it, and have the fund so raised
added to its share Of the township funds,
for maintenance of better schools, aud
longer terms than the township funds are
capable OF sustaining.
Teachers must attend all teachers insti-
tutes, and for refusal to do SO their certiti-